Argubly the first one was the zodiac killer, where the press was trying to attach the newly formed CoS to the murders. It seems every couple of years Satanism is attached to somthing bad that has happened in the world, eg columbine, virgina tech massacre etc.What im wondering is why is it they choose to victimise Satanism first rather than any other belief structure, considering the body count of murders commited by satanists is very low when compared to people of other religons or political beliefs.

Thing with society is this; they're uneducated and are ignorant as to what Satanism really is. They deem devil worship as Satanism (And we all know that Satanists and devil worshippers are different entities...), and devil worshippers will be the ones that most likely commit such crimes out of the two.

In all fairness, if the Christian church and other white light religions didn't have Satan (Or another equivalent...), who would they blame for bad things?

In other words, on average, people are stupid.

Edited by DistroyA (03/26/0911:02 PM)Edit Reason: May not have made sense in places.

This is an easy one. The predominant religion in our society is christianity. In christianity, you never blame the individual for any wrong doings. It is always 'the devil'. Furthermore, all accomplishments are 'by the grace of god'.

It is a slave mentality that both shuns personal responsibility and demonizes any form of ego expression.

It only follows that any major wrongdoings or things viewed in a negative context must be a direct result of 'the devil' and his minions! (that's us, by the way)

With the zodiac killer I belive the satanic panic broke out because the church was newly started when he started his rampage, so the press who were already scared of the CoS to begin with belive they had the ammo they needed to have a go at the CoS.

What im wondering is why is it they choose to victimise satanism first rather than any other belief structure, considering the body count of murders commited by satanists is very low when compared to people of other religons or political beliefs.

Satanism is not victimized, which implies that it is somehow wronged (it is in the end by being falsely accused). Rather Satanism is incriminated in these wrong doings.

However, this is not always the case. Take 9/11, for example. I never heard once that Satanism was somehow to blame. It was quite clear that this was the work of Islamic extremists. Of course, in the minds of most Christians, anything NOT aligned with Christianity is somehow Satanic.

As Dan wisely stated, it takes the blame, the responsibility, away from the individual. The minds of most people (i.e. Christians) are quite fragile; they cannot quite grasp the idea that seemingly normal, albeit eccentric, teenagers could acquire assault weapons and shoot up a high school for no apparent reason, especially when the victims themselves are Christian. Therefore, they MUST have something else to blame. The world becomes far more frightening for them without the benefit of some otherworldly scapegoat.

WE know the score, though; we know exactly what people are capable of. They are capable of ANYTHING, regardless of religious belief, under the right circumstances. This is what Christians cannot, or will not, accept. As a result, they are far too trusting of people, when people are the real devil that they have been so desperately seeking.

Look at the facts. An individual commits a heinous crime. That person is held accountable, if he/she is caught for infringing upon the Law. The Law-breakers can say whatever it is pleases them, but the fact still remains. They can try to defend themselves with whatever armaments they desire: rationalize, blame, criticize, and the list goes on and on.

Satanism is foreign territory to the general public. They believe the popular rumors about Satanism without really researching it. It's a scapegoat for people who refuse to accept a disturbing situation, they blame the problem on Satanism. The truth is, Satanism is letting them live in the protective bubble they hold onto so tightly, because without their scapegoat, they'd have to face parts of themselves that they've been repressing and ignoring.

I whole heartedly concur with your statement. Before 9/11 there was another 'Satanic Panic / Witch Hunt'. Remember Columbine?

Instead of the town looking to their most 'popular' football stars that never showed those kids mercy in public humiliation...Who did they look to? Marilyn Manson. His affiliations with the CoS and his obviously disturbing, dark androgyny (to the xians) made him prime target for blame as an 'agent of evil'.

Personal accountability almost always comes into play when it's an opportunity to shine up the good guy badge, otherwise the less palatable instances in society will always be designated as some form of 'evil'. And of course, never related to 'god's will'.

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I remember Geraldo's anti-Satanism shows on TV.They simply want to keep people in line, away from the truth. News about "child eating goat killing satanists" can still be seen in the newspaper and tv news. But why there are no police files regarding things like that? It never happened

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